Order.
I would like to welcome you all and thank you for being here this morning. We are the parliamentary committee on official languages, and it's a great pleasure for us to be here in Sherbrooke.
We started our tour this week in St. John's, Newfoundland. We were in Moncton yesterday, and we are here today.
Our parliamentary committee has existed for about 25 years. This is the first time the committee has made the decision to go across the country, meet people directly in the field, and look at their institutions, just to see what's happening out in the field. So far it's been very good.
Looking ahead, we have an action plan that was put together, and we want to know how the action plan is working in the communities. We want to know if you have any comments about it, if you have any proposals to give to us, and what works and doesn't work.
Our committee members this morning are Sylvie Boucher, Pierre Lemieux, and Daniel Petit, representing the government; Jean-Claude D'Amours, the official opposition; and Monsieur Guy André, representing the Bloc Québécois.
My name is Yvon Godin. I am from northeast New Brunswick, and I represent the New Democrat Party.
This morning we will start with the Community Health and Social Services Network, the Townshippers' Association, and Bishop's University.
To the three presenters, we would ask you to take ten minutes for your presentations. You might have heard three minutes, but you can take around ten. After that we'll go around the table for questions by members.
Mr. Carter.